Category Archives: Speakers

What roadblocks have you hit as you grow?

Join the lively discussion on the CFC LinkedIn group, started when CFC 2012 speaker, Luke Mysse, asked a simple question: What sort of roadblocks have you hit when trying to grow? Continue reading

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Tax tip: Are You Deducting Enough?

Are you taking enough business deductions? Martin Kamenski of Rockstar CPA (and speaker at this year's CFC) shares the 3 most under-utilized business deductions. Continue reading

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This Friday (3/2): tax questions answered via Twitter

Join me (by following @MMToolbox) this Friday at 4:30 PM Eastern for a "Twitter-view" to get your tax questions answered by Rockstar CPA, Martin Kamenski Continue reading

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Post Holiday Call To Action

Rockstar freelancer, Steve Gordon, Jr, shares some simple starter tips you can do to make something—of yourself—this year. Continue reading

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The Advanced Marketing Plan

Here's an Advanced Online Marketing Plan for those who have a few tools under your belt and are looking for clients around the country (or the world!). Continue reading

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Free marketing webcast Thursday (Jan 12)

Sign up for my hour-long free webcast to find out the simple “to dos” that will keep your pipeline full and your Marketing Machine humming all year long and get a kick in the butt! Continue reading

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Free Webcast: The Only Marketing Tools You Need

Find out which marketing tools will get you the best clients and most lucrative projects for 2012 in a free webcast, "The Only Marketing Tools You Need for 2012" on January 12, 2012 (3 PM Eastern). Continue reading

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Are you sorry? @dyanavalentine is not!

This TEDx video from the always-inspiring, Dyana Valentine, is called, "I am not sorry" and although it is not directly business-related, lots of you will be able to relate. Continue reading

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The 50-word Marketing Plan for Freelancers

Your marketing plan for 2012 in 50 words from Marketing Mentor's Marketing Plan Bundle, available in MyDesignShop.com Continue reading

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Holiday Reading for Freelancers

I hope to have some down time over the holidays to read and reflect on last year and this coming year, both professionally and personally. If that is on your agenda too, let's start a list of books to read and recommend. Continue reading

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